News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, October 22, 2020

OUTLOOK

Weak high pressure will continue over our region into Friday with a general southerly wind flow providing above normal temperatures. A weak cold front will cross our region early Saturday. A stronger cold front is expected to cross our area in the middle of next week.




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General forecast through Saturday night


Today

Patchy fog until midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the upper 60s in the higher elevations to the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows ranging from near 50 in the higher elevations to the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-to-upper 60s to the mid-70s. Calm winds.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows ranging from the upper 40s in the higher elevations to the mid-50s in the lower elevations. Calm winds.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-60s in the higher elevations to the mid-70s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows ranging from the upper 40s in the higher elevations to the mid-50s.



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Cowee Volunteer Fire Department will be holding a Benefit for Junior Firefighter Dakota Collins on Saturday, November 7th. [LINK]

Press Release from the Macon County Public Library

Library Halloween Scavenger Hunt: Downtown Franklin

Franklin – The Children’s Department at the Macon County Public Library will be displaying special Halloween signs in various shops downtown for a fun scavenger hunt! Pick up your scavenger hunt at the library, call ahead for curbside pickup or to make an appointment and visit us. The Halloween signs will be on display in 10 downtown shops starting Monday, October 26th through Saturday, October 31st . Turn in your completed scavenger hunt after the 31 st and get your prize at the library. Prizes for each participant will include a small bag of candy and a glow stick.

Remember to call us at 828-524-3600 to either make an appointment or do curbside pickup for your scavenger hunt! We hope you have a spooktacular time!

Franklin Fire Department Cancels Boo Bash [LINK]

The NC State Board of Election reminds us that voter intimidation is against the law [LINK] 



Here are the latest COVID-19 Numbers and Demographics Report from Macon Public Health, along with a couple of charts by Macon Media to show you the long-term trends since May 30, 2020, when the health department started releasing numbers to the public.


Cases


727 Detected
(+9 from Tuesday and +26 from last Wednesday and +121 in four weeks)

28 Active
(+7 from Tuesday and -2 from last Wednesday and +4 in four weeks)

690 Recovered
(+2 from Tuesday and +28 from last Wednesday and +117in four weeks)

7 Deaths
(unchanged from Tuesday and unchanged from last Wednesday and unchanged in four weeks)


Testing


6178 by MCPH
(+42rom Tuesday and +15 from last Wednesday and +612 in four weeks)

2731 by others
(unchanged from Tuesday and +283 from last Wednesday and +656 in four weeks)

8909 total
(+42 from Tuesday and +441 from last Wednesday and +1268 in four weeks)

103 tests pending results
(+7 from Tuesday and +28 from last Wednesday and +37 in four weeks)

HAZARDS

Hazardous weather is not anticipated today.

Air Quality

Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green today for all elevations.

Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be low (1.7 out of 12) with ragweed, chenopods, and grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be the same (1.7 out of 12).


Weather Extremes for Macon County for October 22nd

Highest Temperature 825°F in Highlands in 1931
Lowest Temperature 15°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.74 inches in Highlands in 1956 Greatest One-Day Snowfall (there has been snowfall recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1872)